CVE-2026-91771

LOWCVSS 8.7 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Weights & Biases wandb before 0.29.0 fails to validate the file name from server responses in the File.download function, allowing path traversal attacks. Attackers controlling the backend can supply file names with directory traversal sequences to write files outside the intended download directory, potentially enabling code execution through modification of shell startup files or Python import paths.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-23: 109-23
Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
  • Hugo | DevOps | Cybersecurity 🇱🇻@HugoValters

    CVE-2026-91771: path traversal in Weights & Biases wandb before 0.29.0 lets a malicious backend write files outside the download dir, potentially RCE via shell startup or Python import paths. CVSS 8.8. Patch still under https://www.valtersit.com/cve/CVE-2026-91771/ #CVE #infosec #cybersecurity #WeightsBiases #CVEALERT #CVE #infosec #Linux #XSS #valtersit #snippet #SysAdmin #cybersecurity #devsecops #devops #developer #100daysofcode #git #github #gitlab #redteam #blueteam #ethicalhacker #cybersecurityawareness #cybersecuritynews #cybersecuritytips #python #hacker #kali #ubuntu #debian #docker

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